Canes hoops releases ACC schedule

Miami hosts Duke, Syracuse, Notre Dame, FSU

CORAL GABLES, Fla. - The University of Miami men's basketball team released the 2013-2014 ACC schedule on Thursday.

The highlights include nationally televised games against Duke on ESPN2 and Syracuse on CBS.

Coach Jim Larranaga said, "There is no doubt in my mind that the ACC will be the strongest league in the nation this season and our conference schedule will be the most challenging in our program's history."

The Canes, who played in the Sweet 16 last year, will face six teams that played in the NCAA tournament last year.

Here's the Canes' full schedule (home games are in bold):

Dec. 8

Virginia Tech

Coral Gables, Fla.

ESPNU

12:30 p.m.

Jan. 4

at Syracuse

Syracuse, N.Y.

ACCN

2 p.m.

Jan. 8

at North Carolina

Chapel Hill, N.C.

ESPN2

9 p.m.

Jan. 15

Florida State

Coral Gables, Fla.

ACCN

9 p.m.

Jan. 18

at Georgia Tech

Atlanta, Ga.

RSN

2 p.m.

Jan. 22

Duke

Coral Gables, Fla.

ESPN2

7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25

Syracuse

Coral Gables, Fla.

CBS

1 p.m.

Jan. 29

at Maryland

College Park, Md.

ACCN

9 p.m.

Feb. 5

Pittsburgh

Coral Gables, Fla.

RSN

7 p.m.

Feb. 8

NC State

Coral Gables, Fla.

RSN

2 p.m.

Feb. 10

at Florida State

Tallahassee, Fla.

ESPNU

9 p.m.

Feb. 15

at Virginia Tech

at Blacksburg, Va.

RSN

6 p.m.

Feb. 19

Notre Dame

Coral Gables, Fla.

RSN

9 p.m.

Feb. 22

Boston College

Coral Gables, Fla.

ACCN

12 p.m.

Feb. 26

at Virginia

Charlottesville, Va.

RSN

7 p.m.

March 1

at NC State

Raleigh, N.C.

ACCN

12 p.m.

March 4

at Clemson

Clemson, S.C.

ACCN

8 p.m.

March 8

Wake Forest

Coral Gables, Fla.

RSN

2 p.m.

March 12-16

ACC Tournament

Greensboro, N.C.

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